Chapter 11 – Prologue (12)
The serial disappearance of female hunters.
The case for which the Society ordered us to investigate was undoubtedly a conundrum.
As with most hunters, all four missing people belonged to large and small guilds.
Among them, there was also a large guild that could be known by just hearing its name.
‘The fact that this case came to us means that the guild was unable to find the missing persons on their own.’
All the missing people were current hunters, so of course they would have done a simple search around them.
But they couldn’t find it.
Even with all the hunter abilities and personal connections, they couldn’t catch their tails.
“Therefore, there is a high probability that looking through CCTV is a waste of time. The guilds and the police to which the victims belong would have already done that anyway.”
“You’re not missing from home, are you?”
“Yes. There are no signs of a break-in in the homes of the victims, and they all walked out on their own.”
Actually, I searched it through Oracle beforehand, but the team members believed my words straight away.
I handed out the materials I had prepared.
“And these are the accounts of the missing persons.”
“Wow… You didn’t consent to this material, did you?”
“It’s missing, how do you agree? We don’t need that in the first place.”
Lee Seo-woo, a former police officer, sighed as soon as he received the data.
He has already realized the powerful authority of the special investigator.
I pointed out the withdrawal amount part of the data.
“Now, as you can see, all the victims withdrew money right before the disappearance, but the amount is quite ambiguous.”
“Has there been any additional withdrawals or withdrawals since the disappearance?”
“That’s right. I wasn’t aiming for the victims’ money.”
I don’t want to go back for a long time, and it’s hard to keep pretending I don’t know.
So I skipped the middle part a bit and spoke from the conclusion.
“Anyway, it seems like a drug-related crime.”
“Drug?”
“First, let’s note the fact that there are no traces left around.”
For all four missing people, the last sighting information was unclear.
Missing like smoke on holidays without training or dungeon raids!
Even if you use the oracle to search CCTVs and black boxes near your residence, it does not come out.
No ordinary person can disappear without a trace like this.
It’s not a coincidence that all four of them disappeared like this, even if it’s just one.
“But… What if you intentionally hid your appearance? Of course there is no eyewitness information.”
“Are you saying you went to get drugs right before you disappeared?”
“Yes. The amount of money recorded in the bank account is exactly that amount.”
For now, ‘Lord’ is excluded from Juche and Drugs.
And gambling is excluded.
If gambling was fun, the withdrawal amount would have been much larger than this.
Seo Ji-yu, who agreed up to this point, brought out a valid reboot.
“What if you’re possessed by a man? A hunter specializing in swallows, or an internal affair.”
“There is a possibility that it is a ‘color’ among the main colors, but it is very low. Here are the messenger app details of the missing persons.”
“Ah…”
If the problem of infidelity is intertwined, it is impossible not to leave traces in the messenger app.
However, the details of the missing persons were all clean.
So ‘color’ is also excluded.
“So it’s a drug by elimination.”
“Certainly, if you think it’s a drug, it makes sense… But what’s the reason for the disappearance as a result?”
“We’ll have to find out about that from now on. Seo Ji-yu, dispatch.”
“Yes?”
Seo Ji-yu is started by my order.
I pointed out the expected location based on the residence of the missing persons.
Everyone lives in Seoul, so it wasn’t too difficult.
“Look for a window where hunters buy drugs in Hongdae. Not a private back alley dealer, but a place like a club. If it’s enough to make incumbent hunters disappear, they must be of some scale.”
“Well, how do I do that?”
“Can’t you? Do you want to go to jail?”
“…”
If I really thought I couldn’t do it, I wouldn’t have done it.
Seo Ji-yu let out a small sigh and moved to her office where her own equipment was located.
Returning to her meeting room a moment later, she had completed her transformation.
Originally, the base was good, but when the makeup was finished, it gave off the atmosphere of a lady from a noble house.
This is not makeup, but the realm of fraud.
Honestly, I want to put him in jail right now.
“Can I use the card I received earlier?
“I usually go to get drugs, but do you go that far?
“Yes. Chief.”
“Just give Jiu about two people.”
As soon as I finished my words, Kim Jeong-tae, the assistant team leader and Esquire, selected two servants and assigned them to Seo Ji-yu.
This should be seen as surveillance rather than security.
Swallowing her sigh again, Seo Ji-yu quickly left her office.
When I decided to wait for the report, Lee Seo-woo, with a strangely unrefreshed face, cautiously asked a question.
“Chief, can I ask a question?”
“Ask any questions. Don’t be fooled by worrying alone.”
“Thank you. Are the hunters that close to drugs? All four missing people are mid-level hunters, but it’s a little bit like they had a hand in drugs…”
“Don’t come close.”
I smiled and nodded.
Then Alice, who was sitting far away, narrowed her eyes.
“Except for the very few top-class hunters, most of them are manual workers who roll and run on the field. In fact, they are consumables.
“Umm…”
“Hunters who work in such an extreme environment have no choice but to have a low tolerance for physical pleasure.
The fact that the hunters’ financial crime rate is exceptionally low is in line with this.
They don’t have time to be idle committing financial crimes.
It’s much more fun and beneficial to drink and do drugs and gamble.
“Besides, financiers are shrewd, so they don’t get easily defeated by hunters.”
As soon as the financiers noticed that the state was not properly protecting them from the hunters, they started preparing countermeasures.
Of course, if an A-rank or higher hunter decides to shake it off, it will break through…
For ordinary hunters, financial crime is quite difficult.
Lee Seo-woo agreed with my words, but his face was not convinced.
“Recently, drug crimes have been rampant, but that level of accessibility would be good…”
“Is it surprising? It could be.”
In the past, Korea was said to be a drug-free country, similar to gukppong, but…
Actually, it wasn’t quite meaningless bullshit.
South Korea has a very small land compared to the population, and because of North Korea, the social surveillance network is also developed.
Above all, it is virtually an island country, so imports and exports using land routes are completely impossible.
In other words, even if it is simply distributing drugs, it is a very harsh environment for direct dispensing.
“But things have changed a lot with the advent of the Hunters.”
“Ah…”
Yes. Just looking at me right now, I can synthesize a special new substance in my body.
Some of the Hunters are like walking chemical factories.
Because of them, domestic drug dispensing is rising rapidly…
Now, it has completely lost the title of drug-free country.
However, Lee Seo-woo did not give up yet.
“But, isn’t that guy also there? It’s called Green Dust… ”
“What?”
“Hunter serial killer. Isn’t there a possibility that this series of disappearances is Green Dust’s crime?”
I hope my name comes up here.
Alice, who was sitting far away, laughed silently and made fun of me.
Kim Jeong-tae and his security team looked like they were about to bury Lee Seo-woo in the ground.
I gave them a glare and made a hasty excuse.
“Hey, Green Dust doesn’t do this.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes. That bastard is a man of interest, so after killing a hunter, he proudly boasts. The method of the crime is completely different! In the first place, these petty hunters don’t even bother. It must have been an incident .”
“I-I see. I’m sorry. I don’t know much about the dust I drew…”
“Radioactivity is detected at the site he visited, so even if you don’t like it, you have no choice but to know.”
His activities as Green Dust were a kind of purge, so he would show off his corpse every time.
After hearing my reasoning full of sincerity, Lee Seo-woo finally understood.
“Thank you for the explanation.”
“As expected, Hunter doesn’t seem to know much. Study in your spare time.
Rumble.
When I got up, the other team members followed me in unison.
The arsenal of the special investigation unit was filled with equipment prepared by the association.
Kim Jung-tae smiled, which was rare when he found the warehouse full of new equipment.
“The latest hunter suit… Can you use an automatic machine?”
“Of course. You must have at least a submachine gun to become an opponent for the Hunters. Oh, look at this.”
I took out the shotgun and showed it to everyone.
Most were plain rounds, but there was one round with a green colored warhead.
“This is a green dust warhead. I only have one, so use it sparingly.”
“If it’s a green dust warhead…”
“It’s a special bullet that nullifies the abilities of hunters. It’s so low in content, it’ll be difficult for the best hunters, but it’ll work well below that. It’s made from materials he left behind on the field.”
“There was something like this.”
As Lee Seo-woo admired, Alice shook her head from behind.
I waved her fist at her, distributing each of her gear.
While resealing the armory door and walking out.
Seo Ji-yu’s name popped up on my smartphone.
As soon as the call connected, she spoke like a rapid-fire.
[I found it. Mapo-gu, Club K1.]
“Are you sure?”
[Someone said they saw one of the missing people there a few days ago. It seems that this side doesn’t even know they’re missing yet… But they don’t seem to be very close.]
“I lived because the news report was delayed. Okay, try sneaking in as it is.”
[By the way, I bought that ring and earrings, can I keep them after I finish? Shouldn’t it be returned?]
“Take it.”
Pop.
I hung up the phone and looked for the current owner of club k1.
“Club k1 in Hongdae. The current owner is… S-Rank Hunter, Yoo Shi-Hyun.”
“Bing…”
“No, no bingo. Don’t do it.”
“Yes, boss. I’m sorry.”
Kim Jeong-tae, who was stopped by me, lowered his head with a sullen expression.
I pretended not to see it and clenched my fists.
Yeriel, who was still in her office, ordered a boxed lunch for dinner.
